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Example Sentences

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A 'code red' was activated with the event put on hold on Monday while medical teams responded.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"We are going to put an end to 'total peace' in order to impose total security," she declared in a speech in March.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Recorded in Los Angeles, the record put the city on par with Philadelphia and Miami as a disco recording hub.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

She has basically put herself in charge of the checkbook, savings account and use of the summer house.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

He reached for the wall switch, but I put my hand over it.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom